# Teenager pleads guilty to planning terrorist bombing targeting Opera House and Sydney marathon

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-01 05:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/teen-boy-planned-bomb-sydney-opera-house-terror-attack-ntwnfb

> A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist act after researching a bombing at the Sydney Opera House during the Sydney Marathon. He told the New South Wales supreme court that TikTok content led him to extremist contacts on Telegram. The judge will sentence him on 29 October.